From Potential to Accomplished Tool

Graduated from the University of Texas-Austin with a degree in business

Wrote computer programs from scratch

Play Bridge

Have read way over 1000 books

Bought a home

Have been married over 25 years to a great guy.

Raised two well-adjusted kids

Opened my own business

Hired an Assistant

Got certified as a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise

Was Citizen of the Year

Ran the largest food drive in my city and helped earn a $10,000 award for them

Won a writing contest in college about Computer Crime

Have written a regular blog since 2014

Got certified as a coach

Step 2: Choose 1 of your riskier past accomplishments.

Example:

Started my own Information Technology Recruiting Firm

Step 3: Take 5 more minutes and write down all the past accomplishments that gave you the confidence to do this risky thing.

Example:

Had pervious recruiting experience

Had a degree in business so exposure to marketing, finance and HR

Had financial and emotional support from family

I was excited about opening my own firm and hiring people

Step 4: Take 5 more minutes and write down all things you learned from this riskier decision that you did not already know before you did it.

Example:

How to manage and lead people

Accounting systems, phone systems, email, CRM…

Day-to-day of running an office

Working with lawyers, accountants, external vendors

How to hire the best people for my company

So much more!

Did I have missteps along the way? Of course!

I had bad hires, made bad financial purchases, micro-managed, wasted time on non-productive things and I learned a ton.

I Didn’t Know What I Didn’t Know

The fact that I did not know what I did not know really helped. I had the potential to learn based on my past accomplishments and I ALSO had the willingness to jump in and go for it.

So, what can you do to turn your potential and the potential of others into successful past accomplishments?

Create a space for potential energy.

Potential energy is fluid. It requires a space for back and forth, up and down, mistakes and successes, pivoting and standing still.

Hold that space. Be like the banks of the river for yourself or your team. Let the potential flow. Let it expand and contract. But give it structure in the form of mentoring, training, and pats on the back.

What we learn and how we grow started first as our potential.

I excel at seeing potential and creating and holding space. If you are ready to turn your career potential into successful past accomplishments, then let’s talk.

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